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“I’ve learned that you’ve got to take life a little less seriously.
All my priorities have changed.”
Gellar let us in on her list, one we can all learn from.
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…enjoy my job, but not let it take over.
I was 18 years old when I startedBuffy, and work was my everything.
Back then, no actor had worse hours than I did.
Now I don’t work on weekends anymore.
Everybody knows you’ve got the option to’t sway me on that point, so nobody even tries.
Plus, my perspective on work has changed: Work doesn’t define who I am.
I love what I do, but I don’t feel a burning pressure anymore.
And because I’m working for fun, I get to enjoy it.
I’d watchRingerif I wasn’t on it!
Of course, it’s not as much fun when you know what’s going to happen.
It takes some of the excitement away.
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…let myself eat (birthday) cake!
I’ve been doing the birthday-party circuit with my 2-year-old.
Every weekend, we’re at two or three parties.
I like Carvel ice cream cakes a lot.
And really, how is eating a piece of cake bad?
Being bad is murdering someone.
Don’t do that.
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…work out how I want, when I want, where I want.
I stillwork out, but not five days a week.
I dopilates, Irun on the treadmill, I walk to the soundstage rather than taking the cart.
So I don’t rock a bikini on Wilshire Boulevardbut I don’t know many people who do!
I don’t think people turn away in horror when I walk by.
I figure I’m doing something right.
You know what’s really annoying, though?
How much better I feel when I do wake up early enough to work out!
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…never step on a scale.
you’ve got the option to’t live your life by the scale.
We don’t even have one in our house.
I’ve never believed in them, becauseyour weight fluctuates.
It’s more about how my clothing fits than a number.
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…make time for myself and for my marriage.
Charlotte is my best friend, and any free time I have, I want to spend with her.
Like in any other relationship, you have to remember who you are through all this.
After she goes to bed at 7:30, I might take a bath or read.
And Freddie and I get our time together, too.
Relationships are like flowers: They need attention to grow and develop.
You have to make time to be there for the other person.
…refuse to obsess over my body.
As an actor, I’m incredibly scrutinized.
If you wear one bulky sweater, you’re pregnant or you’re fat.
When you’re 5 foot 4 like me, any weight gain can look like a lot.
People dissect you for 2 pounds.
That can be incredibly difficult, but I don’t take it as personally anymore.
I care only that I’m healthy.
Besides, I’m not an actor who is known for her body necessarily.
I hope I have a few other things going for me!
“I had to work out like crazy forBuffy, to physically handle the role.
For Ringer, I only have to handle walking in heels!”
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…spend a little time unplugged.
Everybody is on text and Twitter.
People don’t have conversations.
I turn off my iPhone every evening, and my games aren’t on it.
…buy the best food (for cheap!).
We shop at Whole Foods, but we ask which fish is on sale.
On sale doesn’t mean it’s bad!
It probably just means it’s overcaught.
And I clip coupons all the time.
Why should you pay more for something that someone else is paying less for?
…fit in time for friends.
Even if it’s between scenes, I make thetime for my friends.
I also have a little book club there.
We just finishedThe Hunger Gamestrilogy.
Now, we’re readingLies That Chelsea Handler Told Me.
Talking books together is so much fun.
…not waste time on gossip.
I never Google myself.
There has to be something better I can be doing than reading about myself!
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